This is one of the most divine treats that you can make with just a few simple, whole plant ingredients. If you have ever enjoyed rich dessert creams that bring out just the right amount of sweetness and have a luxurious creamy consistency, look no further. Now you can enjoy such creams without any reliance on the harmful properties of dairy. As part of this recipe, you will put the amazing versatility of raw cashews to use, along with real fruit, for a treat that is super healthy and nutrient-dense. This vegan vanilla cream will provide you with healthy carbohydrates, healthy fats, and healthy proteins, along with a great array of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. You don’t have to worry about any added, isolated, or refined sugar, or about any modified fats and oils. This treat truly treats you, as it provides the best of what whole, plant foods have to offer in one of the most delicious combinations.
Characteristics
TYPE: Treat, Snack
PREP TIME: 5 mins (+ a few hours of cashew soaking time)
SERVINGS: makes about 1 cup of cream; 2 large or 4 small servings
- Whole food
- 100% Plant food (vegan)
- Wheat-free
- Gluten-free
- Peanut-free
- Soy-free
- Corn-free
- Oil-free
- Refined sugar-free
- Isolated sugar-free
Goodies Needed*
- 1/2 cup Organic Raw Cashews (soaked)
- 1 cup / 1 large / 2 small Frozen Organic Bananas
- 1 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Water
Serving suggestion:
- Fresh Organic Berries (i.e. fresh strawberries, blueberries, etc.)
- Organic Cacao Powder OR Organic Cacao Nibs — optional for sprinkling
TOOLS:
Preparation Steps
Soak the dry cashews in a bowl of water for at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours. Remove the soaking water and rinse well when ready for use.
Place all of your ingredients (soaked cashews, frozen banana, vanilla, and water) into a high-powered blender, and blend on high speed until a smooth and creamy consistency results.
Pour over fresh berries, or eat along with your other favorite whole, plant foods.
Tips
- Aside from making a delicious fresh berry bowl with this vegan vanilla cream, you can also pour this cream over a breakfast grain bowl, an acai bowl, wholesome crepes or pancakes, or similar meals that can benefit from such a sweet cream.
- This cream takes only a few minutes to make and is best consumed fresh. If you need to store extras, keep refrigerated in a sealed container for roughly up to 2 days.
Meal Nutritional Benefits
Cashews
- provide healthy fats, protein, some carbohydrates, and fiber
- provide phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, especially vitamin K and some of the B vitamins
- provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, and selenium
- support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
- protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
Bananas
- provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
- provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, including vitamin A, C, E, K, and most B vitamins
- provide minerals, including potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, and zinc
- support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- support healthy digestion, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
- protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
Vanilla
- provides antioxidants and phytonutrients, like vanilloids, and has anti-inflammatory benefits
- provides some B vitamins
- provides some minerals, especially manganese, potassium, copper, and magnesium
- supports healing, prevention, and overall health
- supports cardiovascular and nervous system health Tips: Use the vanilla bean directly or choose pure, natural, and organic vanilla extracts. Avoid synthetic vanilla and similar artificial vanilla products.
Fresh berries, like:
Strawberries
- provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
- provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, especially vitamin A, C, E, K, and some B vitamins, including folate
- provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and iron
- support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- support optimal digestion, cleansing, and detoxification
- support healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
- protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
Blueberries
- provide healthy carbohydrates and fiber
- provide some protein and are virtually fat-free
- provide lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provide vitamins, including vitamin A, C, E, K, and most B vitamins
- provide minerals, including potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, manganese, and iron
- support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
- support optimal digestion, immune health, and brain health
- support healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar
- protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases
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